USA Baseball makes first visit to Sugar Land, will play San Jacinto in exhibition

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SUGAR LAND - The Sugar Land Skeeters will host the 2016 USA Baseball 18U National Team and the San Jacinto Gators Baseball Team matchup on Monday, September 19th at Constellation Field. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. with first pitch scheduled for 6:15 p.m.

All tickets are general admission, $8 for children and $15 for adults. Tickets can be purchased online at www.SugarLandSkeeters.com, by calling (281) 240-2287 or visiting the Skeeters TDECU Ticket Office located at Constellation Field. Party suites are also available for purchase, call for pricing. The ticket office is open daily Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Parking for this event is free.

USA Baseball is the National Governing Body for amateur baseball and governs more than 12 million amateur players across the country. The USA Baseball 18U National Team is comprised of the nation’s top players ages 16 to 18. The 18U program is the three-time defending WBSC World Champion and will be competing in the COPABE Pan Am “AAA” Championships in Monterrey, Mexico September 23 to October 2. The 18U current 40-man roster was announced at the end of June and includes four Texas players, one being local Cypress native, Shane Baz.

San Jacinto College is a junior college located in Houston, known for being a power house in baseball. The Gators have made 24 Junior College World Series appearances, including 13 National Championship games. This past season, San Jacinto won the 2016 Region XIV Tournament and made their way back to the National Junior College World Series Championship game, falling to Yavapai College of Arizona.